A week after violence gripped the city when protests over the killings of Muslims in Assam escalated into riots, officials of Assam government at Assam Bhavan in Vashi have claimed that they are taking all measures possible to convince people from Assam in and around Mumbai that they are safe. However, the officials have failed to stop their exodus back to their home state, after panic-stricken parents and relatives have been asking them to return home.

Flight of fear: Despite officials appealing to Assamese people not to leave the city, a large number of people have moved back to Assam fearing further violenceu00a0